Love this. We were just talking about refreshing our kits.

You never know when you a first aid kit,always best to have one on hand.

My first aid kit needs updating. Currently only have a mini transportable one

Hubby and I have done quite a bit of travelling and always make sure to include items like stingoes for bites and antiseptic cream. I find its freat for general little ouchies my son gets that even if they dont need medical attention, he feels better just because I have given him medicine

I always use dark coloured face washers for any incident with blood so the kids don’t see the blood and panic/get more upset. The red bandage idea is a good idea too,

A great reminder my kit in the car is horribly depleted, time for a restock.

We need to update our kit now that our little one is walking!

Now this is a handy article for people if all ages. We all need to have an idea of what’s needed in a first aid kit

With 3 boys we have a well stocked first aid kit and had many hospital trips!

The red coloured bandage idea is very different and such a good idea!

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  • • june11 replied
    • 29 Jan 2016 , 6:47 pm

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  I am wondering if it would make it harder to see exactly how much blood loss there is

I really need to clean out and update my first aid kit.

I also recommend wrapped long-life sugar free lollies to keep in there as a distraction too!

Thanks for the inspiration to go through the kits and update them!

Thanks for sharing this very important article and information with good tips. In particular the tip on character/fun band aids as adults like them too and they do distract adults and children!

We have a wall mounted one in the home, both cars have one and a pocket one in my handbag too.

St Johns Ambulance have fantastic first aid kits. I strongly suggest you have a thermometer. If one of you have a high temperature you can give an appropriate medication to help lower it as soon as possible until the patient can have a cool bath or shower to further assist with the problem. It is also advisable to have a pair of sterilised scissors in casr you need to remove clothing in an emergency without moving or handling the patient more than necessary, especially if you need to apply a bandage directly onto an injury especially to control bleeding to hold a splint in position.

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  • • june11 replied
    • 01 Nov 2014 , 10:21 pm

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  Are splints of any kind included in a first aid kit? What clean object is best to store in case it is needed?

In case of motion sickness, Grandma actually had some icecream containers under the front car seats that could be reached if a child said something about feeling sick. A front seat passenger could reach and get it and pass it back if the driver was unable to get to the kerb and park quickly enough. Fortunately they were never needed but one of the children had been car sick on a previous occasion.

Oh…. I thought I had everything in my first aid kit but after reading this list I have realized there are a couple of things missing. What a great idea about the nappy bags and the emergency list will be doing this for sure ….

I have one in the home but not in the car. I think I better put one in the car.

I have started to give First Aid Kits to my new P-Plate friends. As my kids get their licences and their friends get their’s or their new car comes over to show off to me I present them with a kit. They love it!